Object photograph·C06309·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition II, sculpture (K. 356)

Limestone head sculpture from Kition, with ridged hair bands and lowered eyes, shown on a dark stand — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06309. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head shown frontally on a dark block stand against a grey backdrop. The hair is set in several rounded horizontal ridges across the top of the head and down past the ears. The face has a broad brow, lowered eyes, a straight nose and a small mouth, and the neck breaks off roughly at its base while the stone surface is pitted and weathered.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition II, K. 356.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition II, K. 356.

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